Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly AntonovMOSCOW, Feb. 5 The United States threatened to arrest Russian diplomats who were ordered to leave the country before the end of January, these are real expulsions, said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. «The persecution of Russian diplomats continues. The period when 27 Russian diplomats were expelled from the United States has just ended. It was said that you were recommended, ordered to leave the United States And in response to our question, what will happen to our diplomats if we don’t leave, it was said: we will arrest you the next day in the city and send you to the appropriate institution. Isn’t this the expulsion of our diplomats?» Antonov said on Youtube- channel «Soloviev Live».
